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dkulp Daniel Kulp
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Learn about vigilant mode.
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dkulp Daniel Kulp
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Learn about vigilant mode.

Enhancements

  • New FPP Commands:
    • Command to run multiple presets one after another
    • Command to run a preset sometime in the future
    • Command to Insert a single random item from a given playlist
  • Remove about 300MB of unused files from BBB image to reduce size
  • Updates to FPP_Install.sh to install on Ubuntu 22.04, some Armbian "Jammy" builds
  • Start adding detection of Genius Controllers

Bug Fixes

  • Add exim/mail to image (requires OS update)
  • Fix bugs in BBBSerial trying to find pin out configuration when uploaded from xLights
  • Fix some hostname validation issues with some characters that are now allowed in hostnames
  • Fix "Ping" button with hostnames that have certain characters (like dashes)
  • Fix Kiosk install script
  • Fix persistent net names on Pi3
  • Fix hostapd config on latest Arbian/Ubuntu
  • Fix crash with test mode if end channel is lower than start channel
  • Fix crash/hang/race condition in playlists with inserted playlists while status is being retrieved
  • Fix crash in auto creation of overlay models if strings are missing or non-consecutive
  • Default to sending mac address for DHCP client (requires OS update)

Installation Instructions

If you have a system running 6.x, you can go to the FPP about page (about.php) and click on the "Manual Update" button. At that point, a big green "Upgrade" bar should appear on the main status page. Click on that to start the update process. It may take a long time to upgrade. Likely 5-10 minutes. You will need to reboot after the upgrade is complete to finish the upgrade process.

NOTE: The exim/mail updates and DHCP client updates are an OS level update and will require using the "fppos" method to update to the 2022-11 OS level.

For users of FPP 5.x or older, it is strongly recommended to do a full "OS Level" upgrade or re-image instead of attempting to upgrade directly from any older FPP version. There are several new features that will not work if an OS level upgrade is not done. There are two ways to do so:

  • Re-image - you can backup your 5.x configuration, create a new image, and restore the configuration.
  • In-place upgrade - this requires you to have FPP 5.5 and all the updates for 5.5 already running on the device. Download the appropriate "fppos" file to your computer. Make sure the file extension is still fppos (some browsers will rename it). Upload it to the "File Manager" on the FPP instance. Then go to the about page. Under the normal "Manual Upgrade", a new Upgrade OS button should appear. Click it and wait a LONG time. When done, it should reboot into 6.2. At that point, go to the Uploads tab of the FPP File Manager and delete the fppos file. Note: In SOME cases, the reboot will fail due to library replacement. In that case, a power cycle may be required to get it back up and running.

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For Raspberry Pi series including Pi B, Pi B+, Pi 3, Pi 3+, Pi 4 and Pi Zero use this image

  • FPP-v6.2-Pi.img.zip

For Beaglebone Black, Beaglebone Green, PocketBeagle, and Beaglebone Green Gateway use this image

  • FPP-v6.2-BBB.img.zip
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